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    Prosthetic Amalgams

    I just picked up a copy! Congrats (:
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    What Are You Playing Now?

    Unfortunately, still League of Legends.
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    Hello World!

    Welcome to the jungle! Seriously, this forum is super helpful. Seriously, this forum isn't a cult ◔_◔
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    Ensemble Casts: How much and how fast?

    From personal experience, writing an ensemble epic is really just like writing lots of short novellas. It's much easier if you think about it that way!
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    World Building - The Struggle was Real

    That's an impressive looking MC :wink: Glad you made it back!
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    Good Evening

    I agree with CupofJoe. This website has been super helpful. I've been on a bit of a hiatus, but I still made it back haha! Bienvenidos ThiefGold! (Just stay away from my Reddit gold)
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    Overwatch

    Definitely agree! It's the first good take on turning the MOBA genre upside down.
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    Dragon's Trail Cover

    Congrats on getting the first book out! I'll pick up a copy.
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    Fiction Is Not Real: Using Artifice

    I totally agree with this. Every writer has their weak points, but by trying to cover them up, they can become even more apparent.
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    Building Magical Combat Systems

    I highly recommend Brandon Sanderson's blog posts on magic systems... They're a bit too confined in my opinion, but it will really get you thinking.
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    Orality/Aurality/Musicality in World Building

    I know a lot of folks on here hate him, but I think that George R.R . Martin pulls it off very well.
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    Human vs Man

    I personally am not bothered by it. I think that the two can be used interchangeably.
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    Is this too similar to 'the wall'?

    Not a problem at all. It's easy to get worked up, but in the great words of South Park, "The Simpsons already did it." Nothing is original.
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    Renaming hits a wall

    Parallel universe Tom! The Barlanders all have yellow skin and hang around Moe's Tavern :) In all seriousness, I tend to emulate the style of Gene Wolfe when naming places--everything is being translated into modern English for the reader, so name places can sound very odd. Yudraclyzu could...
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    Trying to Avoid Alienating a Native American Audience

    Thank you all for the comments (: Very helpful! So a little bit of context that is missing from my original post. Liam is never actually introduced--he's killed before he ever has a single line of dialogue. I'm trying to hint that there are many NA persons within the coven, however neither...
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